Ten recommendations for building a hybrid cloud

If you're building an enterprise cloud, remember that this is a strategy to build over time. Whether you’re pondering a multicloud, private cloud or hybrid cloud strategy, there are certain considerations that should come into play.

We sat down with David Linthicum, a cloud expert formerly of Cloud Technology Partners, to discuss some of the key recommendations, including mapping out your architecture, understanding legacy resources and considering consultant services.

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Lauren Horwitz is the managing editor of Cisco.com, where she covers the IT infrastructure market and develops content strategy. Previously, Horwitz was a senior executive editor in the Business Applications and Architecture group at TechTarget;, a senior editor at Cutter Consortium, an IT research firm; and an editor at the American Prospect, a political journal. She has received awards from American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE), a min Best of the Web award and the Kimmerling Prize for best graduate paper for her editing work on the journal article "The Fluid Jurisprudence of Israel's Emergency Powers.”